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Jury Awards Nearly $70.6 Million in Yacht Rape Case

Jury Awards Nearly $70.6 Million in Yacht Rape Case

A stewardess on board the Endless Summer yacht, docked at Universal Marine Center in Fort Lauderdale in 2015, was awarded nearly $70.6 million in damages after she sued the yacht’s owner following an incident involving the yacht’s deckhand. Rafael…

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Man Wins 3.6 Million After Background Check Goofs

Man Wins 3.6 Million After Background Check Goofs

A $3.6 million verdict was won by a Florida man who was falsely identified twice by First Advantage Background Services as a man with the same birthdate, similar name and a violent criminal history. Richard Williams argued that when the company misidentified him as…

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Florida House Introduces Social Media Privacy Bill

Florida House Introduces Social Media Privacy Bill

The Florida House of Representatives has proposed a bill that will prohibit employers from requesting or requiring access to social media account of employee or prospective employee and prohibit employers from taking retaliatory personnel action against employee as…

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Fort Myers FL to Ban the Box on City Job Applications

Fort Myers FL to Ban the Box on City Job Applications

The City of Fort Myers, Florida plans to “Ban the Box” and remove a question on the city’s employment application that asks job seekers applying for city government jobs if they have ever been convicted of a crime. The Myers Human Resources…

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